The second train felt long, and I almost finished an audiobook. After that it got more exciting as I hadn't realized the third leg was by bus. It was packed with pilgrims. Somehow I ended up at the front of the pack heading to the pilgrim office once we deboarded, but that was okay because I got my pilgrim passport first. I did it by getting into the German line since there was only one other guy, and the English line was huge. So, now I have my first friend. Nils and I explored the town a bit and had dinner together where we connected over the soccer game. I was nerdy and got really excited when we found two spots from the movie - the gate by the river and the bridge Martin Sheen crosses, even though I discovered it is NOT on the actual path.
The hostel is clean with hot water, though it's run by a hippie cat lady who doesn't seem to care for men or Nils. She is VERY strict about not having shoes upstairs, but she did remember me by name when I returned from dinner.
Well, I am tired and calling day 1 over. Tomorrow, we climb. Pray for me.
(P.S. For some reason, I'm having trouble uploading pictures right now. Bummer. So you can see them on Facebook under the "Camino" album if you're my friend.)
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